So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
Animation caused the game to closeHow we hurried to
surviveAnimation caused the hanging fireHow we
hurried to retireDisengage time and the body`s on
its ownFeel the stagnation and this is where we are
thrownLabour saving days are the ones that can`t
reclineLabour saving days are the ones that always
shineAnimation was a hidden sourceAlways
seeking a new mindAnimation was a purifierAlways
starching a new findRejuvenate time and the bodies
join the throngContact stains but the time it feels so
longLeisure loving days are the ones that can`t decideLeisure loving days are the ones that can`t provideAnimation was a lying cloudPretending to surviveAnimation was a solemn heirWithdrawn from the playAnimate time and the game is on its ownPlay at
sustaining and this is where we are thrownAnimating days
are the ones that can`t reclineMake believe days are the
ones that always shineLeisure loving days are the
ones that can`t decideLeisure loving days are the ones
that can`t provideLabour saving days are the ones that
can`t reclineLabour saving days are the ones that always
shine
surviveAnimation caused the hanging fireHow we
hurried to retireDisengage time and the body`s on
its ownFeel the stagnation and this is where we are
thrownLabour saving days are the ones that can`t
reclineLabour saving days are the ones that always
shineAnimation was a hidden sourceAlways
seeking a new mindAnimation was a purifierAlways
starching a new findRejuvenate time and the bodies
join the throngContact stains but the time it feels so
longLeisure loving days are the ones that can`t decideLeisure loving days are the ones that can`t provideAnimation was a lying cloudPretending to surviveAnimation was a solemn heirWithdrawn from the playAnimate time and the game is on its ownPlay at
sustaining and this is where we are thrownAnimating days
are the ones that can`t reclineMake believe days are the
ones that always shineLeisure loving days are the
ones that can`t decideLeisure loving days are the ones
that can`t provideLabour saving days are the ones that
can`t reclineLabour saving days are the ones that always
shine
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